Chortoq (Uzbek: Chortoq — 4 hills) is a city in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Chortoq District.[2]
Chortoq
Uzbek: Chortoq | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Chortoq Bazaar | |
  Chortoq Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′08″N 71°48′55″E / 41.06889°N 71.81528°E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Region | Namangan Region |
| District | Chortoq District |
| Town status | 1976 (town status), known from II century |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 53,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
| Area code | +998 69 XX-XX-XXX |
Etymology
editThe name "Chortoq" means "4 hills" (from the Persian "chor" - 4 and the Turkic "togh, toq" - hill, mountain), which indicates 4 artificially created hills (hills) in the city, which served at one time for military-defensive and warning purposes.
Geography
editLocated in northern part of the Ferghana Valley (Fargʻona vodiysi) in eastern Uzbekistan.
Population
editIts population is 53,400 (2016).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 144.
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
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